Materials Solutions Lead

We’re recruiting a Materials Solutions Lead on behalf of a globally recognised advanced materials business headquartered in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. This is a full-time, permanent position and a senior, commercially significant role for an experienced technical professional who wants to own complex, high-value materials opportunities from first enquiry through to close.

This is a role that sits at the intersection of deep materials expertise and commercial delivery. You’ll take full ownership of the most complex opportunities in the business — understanding customer technical requirements, shaping the right solution, coordinating specialists across technical, sourcing and quality functions, and driving the deal to a successful conclusion. You’ll also play a key part in developing colleagues across the Materials Solutions team, including the Associate Lead. If you have a strong track record in technically-led B2B sales or applications engineering within advanced materials, and you want to build the high-value, engineered side of a growing global business, this is a role worth taking seriously.

Main Responsibilities:

* Taking full ownership of the most complex, high-value materials opportunities from qualification through to commercial close

* Understanding and interpreting customers’ technical requirements and translating them into deliverable materials solutions

* Directing and coordinating technical, sourcing and quality colleagues to build and deliver each solution

* Leading proposals, pricing, negotiation and close — maintaining momentum through longer, technically-led sales cycles

* Partnering with account managers to provide technical and commercial expertise on their complex customer opportunities

* Contributing to Goodfellow’s largest and most strategically significant materials projects

* Supporting the growth and development of colleagues across the Materials Solutions team, including the Associate Lead and specialist roles

Skills/Experience:

* STEM degree in materials science, engineering, chemistry or a closely related discipline — essential

* Substantial experience in technical or solution sales, applications engineering or a commercial role within advanced materials, engineering or a comparable technical B2B environment — essential

* A proven track record of managing complex, technically-led sales cycles and closing high-value deals

* Strong commercial judgement across pricing, margin and negotiation

* Demonstrated ability to lead and coordinate technical specialists to deliver customer solutions

* Breadth across multiple materials families such as metals, alloys, ceramics, glasses, polymers or composites — desirable

* Exposure to microfabrication and/or materials testing and analysis — desirable

* Experience using Salesforce or a comparable CRM — desirable

* Experience in procurement or supplier sourcing — desirable

* Experience integrating new capabilities or teams — desirable

Salary & Working Hours:

Salary is competitive and dependent on experience. Full-time, permanent position based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. Further details will be provided upon application.

Benefits:

* Competitive salary dependent on experience

* Senior, high-ownership role central to the future growth of a specialist materials business

* Opportunity to shape and develop the Materials Solutions function alongside the wider team

* Work within a globally recognised, technically excellent organisation backed by Battery Ventures

* Exposure to the most complex and strategically valuable projects in the business

* Collaborative environment spanning aerospace, medical research, engineering, green energy and emerging technology sectors